6 Day Margaret River and South Western Experience |
The Tour:
Commence your tour with the sights of Perth City before heading southwards along the coast through forest and timber country until you meet the upper reaches of the Murray River, continue on to Busselton which is one of the best known dive sites in Australia.
Visit National Parks and Winery's and explore ancient caves, old towns and see the beautiful wildflowers and granite outcrops. Stand atop of a Rocky outcrop and follow the coast along for as far as the eye can see.
Highlights:
- Perth
- Kings Park
- Cape Bouvard
- Jarrahdale Range
- Bunbury
- Dwellingup
- Lane Pool Reserve
- Busselton
- Cape Naturaliste
- Margaret River
- Cape Leeuwin
- Augusta
- Pemberton
- Valley of the Giants
- Albany
- Porongurup Range
- Stirling Range National Park |
DAY 1 |
Pick-up from your selected hotel, meet and greet with your guide.
We commence our
tour with a Perth city sights and Kings Park tour.
After a short walk around Lake Monger where we view the Black Swans, the emblem of W.A, we head towards Fremantle and enjoy the old buildings, the prison heritage and the fishing and marine area where we can have lunch on the wharf.
Then we
enjoy a cruise on the Swan River back to Perth.
We have time then to do some shopping or walk around the city before returning to our hotel.
Overnight: Perth |
DAY 2 |
Today we leave Perth to travel southwards along the coast via Cape Bouvard and the
Jarrahdale Range to Bunbury via Dwellingup a small country town which began as a timber town
over a century ago.
We will visit the Forestry Centre to see timber craftsmen and women at work,
travel along forest walk trails and wander down the tree-top boardwalk.
The township was
destroyed by fire in 1961 and subsequently rebuilt.
There is the opportunity to take a hauled
diesel/steam train trip through Dwellingup and surrounding forest areas.
Lane Poole Reserve is popular for bushwalking and contains extensive tracks of Jarrah Forest,
open woodlands, rocky pools and the upper reaches of the Murray River.
We then travel onwards to
view the famous wharves at Busselton where a wide variety of colourful sponges, fish and other sea
life makes this one of the best dive sites in Australia.
A walk out along the 2km jetty is popular with
both locals and visitors alike and a quaint open-air train also makes the trip every hour or so.
Overnight: Amaroo Motor Lodge, Busselton |
DAY 3 |
Leave Busselton this morning and travel towards Cape Naturaliste where we will visit the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse.
For a panoramic view, we can climb to the top of the 20m high tower.
From
this vantage point we might have the opportunity to look for whales on the specially constructed
whale watching platform.
We then travel to Margaret River the heart of one of the best food and wine areas in Australia.
We visit a winery and then travel onto Cape Leeuwin and then onto Cape Leeuwin-Naturaliste
National Park with its 350 limestone caves in the limestone ridge between Cape Naturaliste and
Cape Leeuwin.
Most are 'wild' undeveloped caves, though the four main caves in the area - Ngilgi,
Mammoth, Jewel and Lake Caves - are open to the public with guided tours.
There are also many walks in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park which we can
partake if you so desire.
We then progress to our overnight accommodations at
Augusta.
Overnight: Best Western Augusta Georgiana Molloy Motel, Augusta |
DAY 4 |
Travelling on towards Pemberton we follow wilderness trails through W.A's giant Kauri and
Jarrah forests crossing narrow valleys and visiting several waterfalls.
We travel on to Pemberton
where the famous Gloucester Tree grows.
You may climb this tree if you wish or wander through the giant trees surrounding it.
A sightseeing
train ride is an option for a pleasant interlude in this vast timber country.
Overnight: Best Western Pemberton Hotel, Pemberton
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DAY 5 |
Once again this morning, we enjoy the giant forest beauty of this area.
Walpole is our first
sight, where we visit The Valley Of The Giants and Hilltop Lookout for panoramic views of the
Nornalup Region.
This is really scenic country with a mixture of deep winding rivers, beautiful bays
and inlets, waterfalls, rapids, verdant farming land and an unspoilt coastline, birds and animal life.
Our journey then takes us along the coast to Albany, the state's oldest settlement set on the shores
of the magnificent Princess Royal Harbour and King George Sound which is one of the best natural
harbours in the world.
Overnight: Metro Inn, Albany |
DAY 6 |
There will be an early start this morning heading towards Porongurup National Park with its
huge granite outcrops which form the Porongurup Range.
The scenery features a spectacular
forest of tall Karri Trees, wildflowers, some rare and unique to this area, are prolific in Spring with
some 700 species of flowering plants being recorded.
There are also some excellent
walking/climbing trails which take visitors through picturesque rocky valleys and panoramic
lookouts.
We will then return to our vehicle and travel onwards to the Stirling Range National Park which rises
quite imposingly out of the surrounding plains.
The range has several peaks over 1,000m above
sea level and offers over 1,500 different flowers and plants with over 125 orchid varieties and ten
kinds of mountain bells.
As we descend we pass through Kataning, Norrigin, Pumphreys Historical
Homestead and Mt Coolan to conclude our memorable journey in Perth late afternoon. |
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Tour Cost:
AU$1,680.00 per person twin share
(AU$540.00 single supplement)
AU$1,160.00 per child |
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Departure Details:
Mondays from May to November, or by request.
Arrival Details:
Perth late afternoon |
Tour Inclusions:
- 4WD Luxury air conditioned vehicle
- Daily Breakfast
- Light Lunches
- Evening meals
- All national Park entry fees
- All accommodation twin share private facilities |
What to Bring:
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Comfortable cool clothing
- Comfortable shoes
- Camera
- Cash/Credit Card |
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Discovery Tours Western Australia
Phone: +61 8 9470 2322 / 1300 661 292
Email:
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